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“I think that experience is massive,” he told the Telegraph. “If the lads want to come up to me and ask me questions then I am always happy to help.

“I have been at that level, I know what it takes to stay at that level and go to higher levels.

“It is no different in this league. You have got to work hard and tuned in every day in training and we will be raising the bar every day.

“I just want to be a good goalkeeper. I’ve played a lot of games and the players know they have got a steady pair of hands behind them.

“If I can help in any way then I am there to do that.”

Although Gilks has plenty of experience behind him, with the majority of his appearances coming at Rochdale and Blackpool, it is over the past couple of seasons where he has found games very hard to come by.

In two seasons at Burnley he only managed two League Cup appearances which saw him move to Rangers.

After only appearing in the Scottish League Cup north of the border, Gilks moved on to Wigan in January where he made 14 appearances in the Championship.

He kept five clean sheets during that time, as the Latics were relegated from the second tier, and now Gilks is focused about getting back up to that level with Scunthorpe as well as getting a regular run of games under his belt.